Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune to replace confederate general in U.S. Capitol

| 3/22/2018

Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune to replace confederate general in U.S. Capitol

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed SB 472 that will make Daytona Beach educator and civil rights icon Mary McLeod Bethune the first black American with a statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection. Bethune's statue will replace one of confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith. More from the Daytona Beach News-Journal, the Tampa Bay Times, and the Smithsonian.

FIU’s bridge was supposed to spotlight its successes. It may be its biggest failure.

The FIU-Sweetwater UniversityCity bridge was supposed to be a symbol of prowess for a college that in a few short decades built itself from a commuter school into a scholastic player. But now that it lies in a tragic heap, the project is an institutional liability. [Source: Miami Herald]

Florida’s state and community college system would become part of the state Constitution under a measure advanced by the Constitution Revision Commission on Wednesday. In a 26-8 vote, the CRC voted to send the measure (Proposal 83) to the Style and Drafting Committee for further review. [Source: WJXT]

Saying Floridians are woefully unknowledgeable about civics and how government works, the Constitution Revision Commission advanced a proposal that would amend the state constitution to require public education to prepare students to participate in the system. [Source: TBO.com]

Partnership involving UWF will put state as a leader in cybersecurity

A partnership between the University of West Florida (UWF) Center for Cybersecurity and Florida Agency for State Technology (AST) will provide education and training for state agency personnel. The training will also put Florida as a leader in cybersecurity, UWF added. More from WEAR, the Pensacola News-Journal, and StateScoop.

The first day of school for Florida students online has begun. Florida Connections Academy kicked off classes this Wednesday. Florida Connections Academy is a full-time statewide online public charter school.